We won't give up guns: NRA chief

The public face of the National Rifle Association is imploring members to never surrender their weapons in the wake of recent gun control efforts in Congress that he said will "destroy us and every ounce of our freedom".

NRA vice president Wayne LaPierre urged members to never surrender their weapons (AP Photo)

The public face of the National Rifle Association is imploring members to never surrender their weapons in the wake of recent gun control efforts in Congress that he said will "destroy us and every ounce of our freedom".

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We won't give up guns: NRA chief

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The public face of the National Rifle Association is imploring members to never surrender their weapons in the wake of recent gun control efforts in Congress that he said will "destroy us and every ounce of our freedom".

Executive vice president Wayne LaPierre spoke in Houston during the organisation's annual member meeting, which is part of the yearly convention.

Mr LaPierre told several thousand people that the "political and media elites" have tried to use December's shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, and other recent mass shootings "to blame us, to shame us, to compromise our freedom for their agenda".

He also implored lawmakers to instead enforce current federal gun laws and rebuild the nation's mental health system.